William H. Appleton

First Lieutenant · U.S. Army

Company H, 4th U.S. Colored Troops

15 June 1864 · Petersburg, Va, ; At New Market Heights, Virginia

Branch: U.S. Army
Era: Civil War
Home state: New Hampshire
Action: Petersburg, Va, ; At New Market Heights, Virginia

The citation

Official citation

The first man of the Eighteenth Corps to enter the enemy's works at Petersburg, Va., 15 June 1864. Valiant service in a desperate assault at New Market Heights, Va., inspiring the Union troops by his example of steady courage.

Sources

U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
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